Meanings
comparative more duck-footed · superlative most duck-footed · alternative duckfooted
- informalHaving splayfoot; habitually standing or walking with the ends of the feet angled outward.
I am tired of these duck-footed Leydeners, who daren't wink at a donkey lest he should bray.
1901, H. Rider Haggard, chapter 5, in Lysbeth: A Tale of the Dutch1 more example
Texas Southern's Jim Hines, 20, is not the least bit pigeon-toed—in fact, he's just a little duck-footed, and it may be a good thing.
1967 June 9, “Inefficient But Fast”, in Time
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duck-footed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duck-footed
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